I quite share Gerhard’s view.
Close to perfect is probably as close as one gets.
I might stretch things to a few hundred euros if there’s something I would be really curious to try but it think it’s probably as likely to be found in a ~Eur30 bottle, given all the factors influencing the wine experience.
I bet I would pay close to a kilo-dollar for one of Francoise’s dinners (2 k including my wife, but I get a little anxious just thinking of that.) I have no idea if that is pitifully low, apologies if that was a dumb thing to say.
My daughter with her first real paycheck invited me to dinner at her house/apt (and told me NOT to bring a bottle of wine from our cellar). She cooked a steak and salad, served a Ridge Vineyards Lytton Estate Zinfandel. For that bottle on that night it was a 100pt wine…and for that bottle on that evening I would pay a fortune.
Are 100 point wines overrated?
I’m usually out above 200 or so but have many wines worth much more. The good news is all wines i drink were paid for long ago thus they are FREE when i drink them
I’ll answer in a different way. My personal comfort level is generally to spend no more than x dollars on a bottle, even if it’s expected to be excellent. In a hypothetical thought experiment, if I KNEW it would be perfect, I’d probably be willing to spend at least 3x.
In the real world, one reason that I set my ceiling below what I could “afford” is risk aversion. I.e., Beyond that level, I’d feel much more bummed if the bottle underperformed than I’d feel great if it overperformed. Below my cap, the opposite is true.
This is so absolutely spot on true!
When shipments come, it feels more like presents.
When roaming the cellar, it’s look at all this free wine!
Obviously this is all dependent on relative incomes.
That being said, I don’t believe in 100 point wines either. I believe in wines that transcend analysis and scores, wines that speak to you in ways that others don’t. And that experience should be worth as much as you are comfortable with.
dead at retail
Anton, for a mere $500 a head I will pour you old dead wine from bottles with 4 inches of ullage and missing labels and pontificate about the incredible qualities of each bottle, all of which I will tell you are 100 point bottles that have been open for six days on my counter.
I bought a bottle of 1985 Champagne Charlie for $135 and popped it when I got engaged to my wife. It was a perfect wine for the moment. I had a 1994 Dominus with my Dad for his 60th birthday. I’d paid $200 something and it was a perfect wine for the moment. I had a 1982 Pichon Lalande, which cost me $499, that I thought was the most perfect wine I’ve ever had. Then it was $699 the next time I tried to buy it. I had a 1989 Haut Brion that was much more than $699, lol, and I was very happy that I was not the one who bought it, though it was, in a different way, pretty perfect.
It’s all an experience. It’s gone when you’re done. So what is the experience worth? How into wine are you? How meaningful is wine to you? Are your wine experiences similar to the enjoyment you’d get at a concert or sporting event? How much would you pay for that?
As someone who is not a big music fan, I can tell you I’d rather drop $1,000 on dinner and wine with my wife than I would going with her to a concert. She’d rather have sweet tickets to Taylor Swift or something. Same outcome. Great sensory experience, wonderful memories, contentment.
And that is why I love you, amigo! 
I am in the same boat, the G-Max is one of the wines in my limited experience where I would consider a magical experience and would love to pay for and try another bottle eventually in the future.
1k will not cover the cost 
The ultimate legends tasting last year was 25-30k p.p., I heard.
Afaic the wine-dinners Francois organizes (organized?) were straightforeward 1000 € … incl. dinner, the value of the wines usually higher …
I’ve never participated but we met several times privately … bringing several bottles each … certainly highlights in my memory.
I hope he is still well … haven’t heard anything from him for some time …
I still have one precious bottle of ‘85 Charlie remaining (anniversary year).
I think this is an important point. The unexpected part, for me, a significant contributor to what I perceive as close to perfect.
IS that '85 Two Buck Chuck?
Thank you for telling me. I guess I feel better being wiped out rather than losing a close game.
That reminds me, buy Lotto ticket today.
is that a disguised way of asking our income/net worth?